KABUL Jose de Jesus Corona Mundial Camiseta , Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Work for building a 10-megawatt solar power plant has started in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Sunday, Afghan power supply company the Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement released here on Monday.
The project costs about 20 million U.S. dollars, with 10 million dollars provided by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the remaining by an Indian firm. The construction will take 12 months, the statement added.
Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, during his one-day visit to Kandahar province, inaugurated the project on Sunday.
According to the statement Jesus Molina Mexicana Camiseta , the Indian firm, under the agreement, is committed to selling 1 Kilowatt for 3.7 U.S. cents to the Breshna Sherkat, and after 15 years would hand over the solar power plant to Afghan government.
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MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The last batch of scheduled exercises in the second phase of the 2017 China-Russia Joint Sea Drills was completed in the Okhotsk Sea near Russia's Far East Federal District on Monday.
Starting in the morning, Chinese and Russian commanders simulated joint rescues of ships hijacked by pirates and ships in distress Paul Aguilar Mexicana Camiseta , and later in the afternoon, fleets of the two sides held a farewell ceremony after the completion of both exercises.
During the entire week-long drills, major Chinese and Russian fleets conducted a string of highly challenging joint operations, including air defense, anti-submarine and anti-fleet actions as well as maritime search and rescue.
"With the common goal of guarding the security and stability of the world ocean, the Russian and Chinese navies Carlos Pena Mexicana Camiseta , through the 2017 Joint Sea Drills, have achieved new progress in coordinating actions and promoting communication levels," said Deputy Commander of the Russian Navy, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, in the closing ceremony on Monday.
The 2017 Joint Sea Drills, involving four major fleets of China and Russia Jesus Duenas Mexicana Camiseta , were divided into two stages and held separately. The first part was conducted in the Baltic Sea on July 21-28, with the aim of carrying out joint rescue missions and ensuring maritime economic activities.
"Covering a wider territory and more in-depth exercises, and along with more standardized implementation and proficient use of information systems, the 2017 Joint Sea Drills signify that China and Russia have reached a new high level in conducting joint maritime drills," said Tian Zhong, Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
China has lifted the ban on foreign publications as the Olympics draws near Orbelin Pineda Mexicana Camiseta , which foreigners praise as the country's open manner toward media freedom. "It offers a chance for us to have various information from overseas, and also helps the Olympic reporting," said Nobuyuki Oguma with Japan's Kyodo News, who stopped to buy Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun at a newsstand at the media village. About one hundred overseas newspapers and magazines started sale on July 21 at news kiosks located in areas catering to athletes and international media covering the Olympics. The publications are mainly from the United States, Britain, Germany Andres Guardado Mexicana Camiseta , France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Some of them, such as the U.S.-based New York Times, The Washington Post and Italy-based La Gazzetta dello Sport first went on sale in China. Britain's tabloid newspaper The Sun are seen on sale at the media villages and the Main Press Center (MPC). "It is quite convenient for foreigners to buy overseas newspapers and magazines in hotels Candido Ramirez Mexicana Camiseta , villages as well as the Main Press Center," said Stephen Mccormack, press manager assistant with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. In the MPC news kiosk, manager Yang Xiu told Xinhua that many foreign journalists drop at the kiosk everyday to buy their favorite. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and the U.S. International Herald Tribune were among the best sellers. In the Huiyuan Media Village where some 1,000 Chinese and overseas reporters are accommodated, kiosk organizers are aiming for same-day delivery of newspapers. "Some big news agencies have reserved The Wall Street Journal Jesus Manuel Corona Mexicana Camiseta , Financial Times and USA Today in our kiosk. We deliver the newspapers to the MPC for them everyday," Yang Zheng, manager of the kiosk, said excitedly. Chinese journalists also show interest in overseas publications. "A Chinese reporter has reserved the August 4 edition of Time Asia magazine, the cover of which features Chinese star Liu Xiang," said Zhang. Providing foreign newspapers and magazines during the Olympics is an international practice and also part of China's commitment to the Games Hector Herrera Mexicana Camiseta , according to the China National Publication Import and Export Corp. (CNPIEC). The CNPIEC signed an agreement with the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games to supply foreign publications to the newsstands in Olympic venues and distribute them promptly. All the newsstands will run about 15 hours a day till the Paralympics ends.